Opinion

Death at the stake

CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | OPINION COLUMNIST Before a Massachusetts jury Saturday, lawyers conceded that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the then 19-year-old and his brother planted bombs, killing three people and injuring almost 270 more during the 2013 Boston Marathon. Of the 30 counts brought against Tsarnaev, 17 of them are considered death penalty offenses. To be frank, I…
Like a rolling stone

PAIGE LISTON | OPINION COLUMNIST Last November “Rolling Stone” magazine published an article entitled “A Rape on Campus.” The article described a vicious gang rape that took place on the University of Virginia’s campus as part of an initiation rite during a Phi Kappa Psi fraternity party. The account was extremely detailed, right down to…
Don’t believe me? Just watch.

CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | OPINION COLUMNIST You can pre-order the game-changing Apple Watch starting April 10. Apple recommends ordering online to avoid the chaos of its stores on product release days — at 3:01 a.m. for the Butler community. Apple advertises the watch as luxurious and personal: “You’ll feel a gentle tap with each incoming message.”…
IMA changes admission

ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION COLUMNIST Just living 40 minutes from downtown Indianapolis, I had heard of the Indianapolis Museum of Art before. And I had always intended to visit at some point. I love museums. I love culture, and art, and experiencing new things—especially free things. Up until April 7, the IMA offered free admission…
Happy with life

HAYLEY ROSS | OPINION COLUMNIST Do you ever just stop and think about how lucky you are to be alive? I know a lot of you probably answered no. It does seem weird to just stop and think about yourself—what you have and what you have accomplished—and how great you have it. Sometimes it is…
Sexy is more than a dress size

MORGAN LEGEL | OPINION EDITOR What size is considered plus size? There have been a lot of articles about “plus size” models written as of late. We need to set some things straight right now. The average American woman wears a size 14. Plus-size models start at size eight. Therefore, most “plus-size” models are still…
The world needs more than journalists

MARC ALLAN | PUBLIC EDITOR The day I started working on this column, a number of my Facebook friends were passing around an article called “Why Every Business Should Hire a Journalist.” And while I agree with that premise, I was thinking just the opposite thought—that journalism needs practitioners who aren’t journalists. This semester, there…
Ending sexual assault

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities on how to prevent it. Sexual assault is a major public health, human rights and social justice issue. It ranges from verbal sexual harassment to unwanted sexual contact. Every 107 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted. There…
Gov. Mike Pence Claims MLK Jr. His Hero

To the Editor, BUTLER COLLEGIAN: In Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s March 31, news conference, I was impressed with his saying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of his heroes and had been so since Pence’s high school days. He talked about accepting Georgia congressman John Lewis’ invitation to join Lewis and others in marching across…